Hellos and Goodbyes
| CSDA would like to extend its thanks to Dennis Reasoner, Director of Tehama County DCSS who retired in late June. Thank you for your service to the Child Support Program!
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Upcoming Events
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2011 CSDA Annual Child Support Training Conference & Expo
May 19-21, 2011
Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento
Visit CSDA Events to Register
2011 CSDA Leadership Institute (Session #2)
July 13 - 14, 2011
Mission Inn, Riverside CA
Registration CLOSED
2011 NCSEA Annual Conference and Expo August 1-3, 2011
Hilton Hotel, Atlanta GA
Registration OPEN
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Child Support Career Opportunities
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Child Support Training and Development Supervisor
San Bernardino County DCSS
Deadline: July 15, 2011
Child Support Attorney I-IV Solano County DCSS
Deadline: July 11, 2011
Deputy Director Alameda County DCSS
Deadline: July 11, 2011
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Sacramento, CA 95833
916-446-6700 phone
916-446-1199 fax
www.csdaca.org
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A Coalition of Experts Collecting Billons
for California's Children
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State Budget Passed
By David Oppenheim, Executive Director, CSDA
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Democratic legislators from both the Senate and Assembly used their power to approve a budget that closed the remaining $10 billion deficit with a simple majority vote. The broad outline of the deal is outlined below from a report contained in the Sacramento Bee.
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Budget Done, But Counties' Work Not Finished Published by the California State Association of Counties, July 1, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2011-12 state budget yesterday without much fanfare, using his blue pencil to veto a total of $270 million from the state budget, $23.8 million of which is from the General Fund. The Governor has not yet acted on all trailer bills, but we anticipate him doing so in short order. So, the question of the day is: what next? |
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Implementation of SB 1355 Underway By Lesley Hull, Chief, Program Policy Branch, State DCSS
The Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has made it a priority to consult with Local Child Support Agencies (LCSAs) and courts on the interpretation and implementation of Senate Bill 1355 (Chapter 495, Statutes of 2010) which added Section 4007.5 to the Family Code (FC) and is effective July 1, 2011. |
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National Incentive Workgroup Moves Dialogue Forward
By Iliana Rodriguez, Director, San Mateo County DCSS
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On May 19th the National Incentive Workgroup met again via conference call. In my previous update I had indicated to everyone that the workgroup had an honest discussion with the Commissioner about "getting real" given the budget status at the state/county level.
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Highlights of CA IV-D Director's Response to Federal Incentive Survey By Cheryl Stewart, Regional Administrator, State DCSS
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On May 31, 2011, Interim Director Kathleen Hrepich responded to a federal survey of State IV-D Directors about the performance incentive system. The input will be used by OCSE Commissioner Turetsky and the Federal Incentive Workgroup to consider changes to the current system.
Federal incentives are very important to California. The State earned over $37 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2009 from this source. The funds are reinvested directly into the child support program to offset the cost of local operations.
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Los Angeles County Board Recognizes CSSD FIDM Project Team By Wayne Doss, Division Chief, Los Angeles CSSD
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regularly recognizes employees for exceptional performance through a program called LA COUNTY STARS (Special Talents for Achieving Remarkable Service). On June 21st, the Board recognized the Child Support Services Department's Call Center Financial Institution Data Match Project Teams as the newest STARS honorees in the category of "Service Excellence and Organizational Effectiveness".
Photo: LA County's Call Center FIDM team accepts award from Board of Supervisors.
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Outreach Using QR Codes By Peggy S. Hawkins, Chief Assistant Director, Contra Costa County DCSS | |
Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes. Using your smartphone with a QR Code reader, you take a picture of the QR Code. The QR Code can display text, take you to a web page, or play a video. The QR Code reader may also give you an option to save the link on your smartphone for later.
Photo: QR Code on ad placed at BART station
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Work Continues to Determine Benefit and Value of Child Support Services to CalWORKS Recipients By Jim Crumm, Supervising Program Analyst, Los Angeles CSSD
| Work continues on the IV-D/IV-A research project that was outlined in the Spring 2011 edition. The focus of the project is to affirm the benefit and value of child support services to the recipients of CalWORKS. One of the most important steps in the analysis, the validation of the data, has been completed.
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Self-Service Customer Check-In Kiosk Featured at Kern County DCSS By Tammi Tilford, Program Manager, Kern County DCSS | |
In an effort to improve customer service and streamline organizational efficiencies, the Kern County Department of Child Support Services designed and implemented a self-service check-in kiosk to allow customers visiting the Department to self check-in.
Photo: Self-Service kiosk
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Turner v. Rodgers Supreme Court Decision
Published by the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA), July 1, 2011
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The Supreme Court has issued a decision in Turner v. Rogers, a case that NCSEA has been watching closely. Among the issues addressed was whether a state must provide indigent defendants with counsel in all child support contempt proceedings where the defendant is facing incarceration.
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SDU Transition Team Publishing Information to Inform LCSA Staff By Kathy Sokolik, Director, Santa Cruz/San Benito Regional DCSS | |
It's nice on a project like the SDU Transition to be able to report that things are just moving along. Lots of meetings, lots of detailed planning (down to the minute in some instances), but no large risks have been identified at this juncture. The transition is still slated for December 2-5, 2011 with ACS, Bank of America, DCSS and the LCSAs engaged in a lot of activities between now and then.
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Child Support Educational Tool Updated and Available for Download By Natalie Metzger-Smit, Policy/Communications Analyst, CSDA |
Orginally created in 2009, the powerpoint titled "The Benefits of Child Support" has been a useful resource available for child support directors and their staff in their efforts to educate their local and regional stakeholders. In an effort to keep this resource relevent, CSDA has updated the powerpoint and it is now available for download.
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.My Experience at the 2011 CSDA Child Support Attorney College By Nancy McGie, Attorney-at-Law, Colusa County DCSS | |
As a new child support attorney I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the CSDA 2011 Child Support Attorney College in beautiful Santa Rosa. First of all, the setting for the conference was in one of the most beautiful areas of Northern California. This lovely location was the foundation for a very relaxing, yet informative experience. As a relatively new child support attorney, I reaped many benefits from my attendance at this event.
Photo: (L-R) San Bernardino County DCSS' Alan Skidmore and LA County CSSD's Wayne Doss
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Paternity Forum Breaks Barriers to Educate Agencies By Peggy S. Hawkins, Chief Assistant Director, Contra Costa County DCSS This article was featured in the July, 2011 edition of the OCSE Child Support Report | |
Paternity Forum: Beyond Biology was a one-day conference held in San Francisco, CA on June 8, 2011. It was sponsored by the eleven San Francisco Bay Area local child support agencies and CSDA. It was the first regionally sponsored program of its kind.
Photo: Workshop at Paternity Forum
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CSDA Annual Conference Update By Lisa Bispham, Event Coordinator, CSDA
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It's not too late to register for the 2011 Annual Child Support Training Conference & Expo held from September 19-22, 2011. To register, please visit http://www.csdaevents.com. The registration cost for the full conference is $425 per person and a one-day registration is $200 per person.
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Reminder: CFSC/CSDA Scholarships Available for Trainings
By Natalie Dillon, Deputy Director, CSDA
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The CFSC/CSDA Training Scholarship fund was established to provide awards for the education, training and professional development of members and associate members of the Child Support Directors Association.
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Legal Practices Committee Update
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The Legal Practices Committee completed its quarterly two-day meeting at the AOC in San Francisco on May 26th and 27th, 2011 and had its monthly meeting on June 24, 2011 in Sacramento. Minutes for the May meeting are posted on the members only site at the CSDA LPC Committee page at http://www.csdaca.org/lpc_minutes.aspx.
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Policy and Regulations Committee Update By Maria Carlomagno-Brice, Director, Lassen County DCSS
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With the welcoming of summer and the suns warmth (finally!), the Policy and Regulations Committee held its June 2011 meeting with a focus on child support program hot topics!
First up to bat was dialogue on the implementation of California Senate Bill (SB) 1355. Child Support Services (CSS) Letter 11-08 was recently released providing statewide policy on the new Family Code Section which allows for suspension of child support if an obligor (paying parent) is incarcerated or institutionalized for any period over 90 consecutive days. Suspension language has been adopted and embedded within applicable Judicial Council forms however CSE system legal forms have not yet been updated with the new language.
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Video Production/Incarcerated Obligor Workgroup Update
By Laura Roth, Director, El Dorado County DCSS
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There's exciting news in the Incarcerated Obligor and Video Production workgroups. CSDA Deputy Director Natalie Dillon and Marin County DCSS Director Keith Pepper met with high ranking officials at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) this week in an effort to secure interest and support for the women's version of the "What You Need to Know- Child Support Rights and Responsibilities" video and a reentry video aimed at educating the "soon to be released" on their responsibilities to reconnect with the child support program.
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Attorney Faculty Committee Update By Melinda Self, Chief Attorney, Contra Costa County DCSS
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With budget concerns, travel restrictions, court schedules and the like, many child support attorneys do not have the opportunity to attend the annual Child Support Attorney College sponsored by the California Child Support Directors Association, thus missing out on an excellent opportunity to learn and earn MCLE. Recognizing these challenges and yet committed to providing top-notch legal training to all California child support attorneys, the CSDA Attorney Faculty Committee is working on providing new and exciting training using technology readily available on our computers through the internet.
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